RUN WITH Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

run with

verb

Definition of run with

as in to beat the drum (for or about)

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Recent Examples of run with Hernandez joined the promotion in 2019, opening his UFC run with a 1-2 record. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Freddie Freeman had an RBI on a nine-pitch walk in the fifth, and Shohei Ohtani drove in the Dodgers’ first run with a single in the third. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 That film, starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, made $125 million and ended its run with $618 million, a decent result at a time when superhero movies have been worryingly Earth-bound. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 June 2026 Gonzalez accomplished the feat Saturday, driving in the game-ending run with a single in the ninth inning to lift the Sox to a 2-1 win. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Freddie Freeman hit a leadoff double and came racing around to score the go-ahead run with one out when second baseman Will Wagner booted Max Muncy's grounder for an error. — CBS News, 27 June 2026 Cedric Mullins added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 Jarren Duran plated another run with a sac fly between the blunder and the bomb. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Qualcomm, which lagged on data-center tech for several years, is uniquely positioned in the field due to its decades-long run with smartphone chips. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 26 June 2026

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Or the players will grab a plate in each hand and pinch them until their grip gives out.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Then the camera settles on Anna’s face and stays there long enough to watch her smile give out, a choice Adams says wasn’t necessarily written that way.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

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American Fortress has filed a patent for post-quantum transaction signing, but a filing establishes priority, not proof; its technical paper has not been published, and the design has not been publicly audited.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Another study, published in 2023, suggested the lack of sudden, major floodwaters funneling into Lake Cahuilla, the larger historical predecessor to the Salton Sea, may have something to do with it.

— Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

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